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 pip install pipecat-ai[silero]
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-The first time your run your bot with Silero, startup may take a while whilst it downloads and caches the model in the background. You can check the progress of this in the console.
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 ## Hacking on the framework itself
 
 _Note that you may need to set up a virtual environment before following the instructions below. For instance, you might need to run the following from the root of the repo:_